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Snake & Mongoo$e, the movie, tells the story of one of the greatest rivalries in motorsports history, and of the groundbreaking accomplishments of Don “the Snake” Prudhomme and Tom “the Mongoose” McEwen in the world of sports marketing and sponsorship. It is the inspiring tale of two revolutionary sporting figures who battled head-to-head on the track, but also had a deep and profound friendship off-track. Set in the glory-filled, dangerous, formative years of drag racing in the ’60s and ’70s, the movie brings to life all the colorful characters and legendary races that defined those early tire-twisting times on the two-lane tracks.
Prudhomme was a seven-time NHRA U.S. Nationals winner and four-time NHRA World Champion, while Tom McEwen claimed wins in the NHRA U.S. Nationals and also held many prestigious titles in other national events. The two found a way to become friends and help promote the sport of drag racing. During their more than 30 years as two of the sport’s leaders, they often raced each other side-by-side at speeds greater than 200 mph. The two men’s efforts led to a sponsorship from Mattel’s “Hot Wheels” brand, a deal that helped catapult the sport of drag racing into the mainstream of America’s youth.
Snake & Mongoo$e, stars Jesse Williams (Grey’s Anatomy) as “the Snake” and Richard Blake (Dragonball: Evolution) as “the Mongoose,” while also featuring Noah Wyle, Tim Blake Nelson, Fred Dryer, John Heard, Ashley Hinshaw, Ian Ziering, Leonard Nam, Kim Shaw and Julie Mond. The movie will debut September 6, 2013.
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